<p>@ the OP</p>
<p>You might want to consider getting a certification from Texas Advanced Computing Center, even if you get into the CS program at UT or not. I think this is separate from CS, because it seems to be part of the college of natural sciences. I’m not a CS major or a EE, but I am ME and I’m considering doing the coursework that TACC has to offer. It seems to be CS-related but it is more applied towards real-world situations (like bio and the other sciences). And, I don’t think it would be too difficult (I noticed that the myEdu grade distribution for the introductory class in this certification program shows that 70% of the students get A’s). </p>
<p>This is TACC’s site:</p>
<p>[Texas</a> Advanced Computing Center: Texas Advanced Computing Center](<a href=“http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/]Texas”>http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/)</p>